THE GREAT BANQUET IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD
Luke 14:1-24
Key Verse 14:23 “Then the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.’”
1. What was the Pharisees’ plot? How did Jesus show God’s mercy and answer his accusers? (1-6)
2. What did Jesus notice and what did he teach the guests about being humble? (7-11) [Consider Jesus’ own example. (Philippians 2:5-8)]
3. What advice did Jesus give his host? (12-14) Why should we invite those who cannot repay us? (Matthew 25:36-40)
4. Who do the invited guests represent? (16-17; cf. Acts 13:46) What lame excuses did the invited guests give? (18-20)
5. How did the master respond when the invited guests rejected his invitations? (21) Who do the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame represent?
6. How did the master fill the remaining seats at the banquet? (22-24; cf. Luke 13:29) Who do the people in the roads and country lanes represent? What does this parable teach us about the kingdom of God?